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Hewitt B. "Rusty" Clark, Ph.D.  
Professor and Director, Transition to Independence Process (TIP), System Development and Evaluation
 Education | Research Interest | Selected Publications | Current Appointments | Contact Information

Education:

B.A.     University of Alabama, Psychology and Sociology, 1967.
M.A.    University of Kansas, Department of Human Development,  Applied Behavior Analysis in Clinical Treatment, (with Honors) 1969.   
Ph.D.  University of Kansas, Departments of Human Development and Psychology, Developmental and Child Psychology, (with Honors) 1972.

 

Current Appointments & Positions:  

Professor, Department of Child and Family Studies, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, 1983-present. (Tenured 1986).  

Full Member of Graduate Faculty, University of South Florida, 1984-present.  

Courtesy Professorship, Clinical & Community Psychology Section, Department of Psychology, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of South Florida, 1987-present.  

Courtesy Professorship, Department of Psychological and Social Foundations of Education, University of South Florida, 1988-present.  

Joint Professorship, Department of Special Education, College of Education, University of South Florida, 1992-present.  

 

Special Research and Education Interests:   Analysis of Children Systems of Mental Health

Positive behavioral support and wraparound strategies for child and family interventions in home, school, and community

Transition of youth and young adults with behavioral /emotional difficulties into employment, education, and independent living

Community aftercare service strategies for youthful offenders to improve skill competencies, pro-social engagement, and reduce the rate of criminal activities.

Process and outcome measurement systems for evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of multifaceted interventions in complex social settings.

 

Recent Publications:  (from over 80 journal articles, chapters and books)

Clark, H.B., & Sherman, J.A. (1970).  Effects of conditioned reinforcer upon accuracy of match-to-sample behavior.  Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 13, 375-384.  

Clark, H.B., Rowbury, T., Baer, A.M., & Baer, D.M. (1973).  Timeout as a punishing stimulus in continuous and intermittent schedules.  Journal of  Applied Behavior Analysis, 6, 443-455.

    Reprinted, in part, in R.G. Miltenberger (Ed.), (1996).  Behavior Modification. Boston, MA:  
                Brooks/Cole Publishing.  

Clark, H.B., Boyd, S.B., & Macrae, J.W. (1975).  A classroom program teaching disadvantaged youths to write biographic information.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 8, 67-75.  

Clark, H.B., & Sherman, J.A. (1975).  Teaching generative use of sentence answers to three forms of questions.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 8, 321-330.  

Clark, H.B., & Macrae, J.W. (1976).  The use of imposed and self-selected training packages to establish classroom teaching skills.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 9, 105.  

Dineen, J.P., Clark, H.B., & Risley, T.R. (1977).  Peer tutoring among elementary students:  Educational benefits to the tutor.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 10, 231-238.

    Reprinted in J.G. Sherman, R.S. Ruskin, & G.B. Semb (Eds.), (1982).  The personalized system of
    instruction:  Seminal papers (pp.296-303). Lawrence, KS:  Trilogy Systems.  

Clark, H.B., Greene, B.F., Macrae, J.W., McNees, M.P., Davis, J.L., & Risley, T.R. (1977).  A parent advice package for family shopping trips:  Development and evaluation.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 10, 605-624.  

Jewett, J.F., & Clark, H.B. (1979).  Teaching preschoolers to use appropriate dinner-time conversation.  An analysis of generalization from school to home.  Behavior Therapy, 10, 589-605.

Clark, H.B., Barnett, J.M., Northrop, J.T., Garner, A.R., & Daileda, D.A.  (1983).  Environmental and architectural planning for community-based, residential treatment facilities.  Journal of Rehabilitation Administration, 7, 27-33.  

Swetnam, L., Peterson, C.R., & Clark, H.B. (1983).  Social skill development in young children:  Preventative and therapeutic approaches.  Child & Youth Services, 5, 5-27.

Clark, H.B., Wood, R., Kuehnel, T., Flanagan, S., Mosk, M., & Northrop, J.T.  (1985).  Preliminary validation and training of supervisory interactional skills.  Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 7 (12), 73-87.

Baum, J., Clark, H.B., McCarthy, W., Sandler, J., & Carpenter, R. (1986).  An analysis of the acquisition and generalization of social skills in troubled youths:  Combining social skills training, self-talk, and relaxation procedures.  Journal of Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 8, 1-27.

Clark, H.B., Striefel, S., Bedlington, M., & Naiman, D. (1989).  A social skills development model:  Coping strategy for children with chronic illness.  Journal of Children's Health Care, 18, 19-29.

Ichinose, C. K., & Clark, H.B. (1990).  A review of ecological factors that influence the play and activity engagement of handicapped children.  Journal of Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 12(3), 49-76.

Aum, J.G., Clark, H.B., & Sandler, J. (1991).  Preventing relapse in obesity through post-treatment maintenance systems:  Comparing the relative efficacy of two levels of therapist support.  Journal of Behavior Medicine, 14,(3), 287-302.

Clark, H.B., Unger, K.V., & Stewart, E.S. (1993).  Transition of youth and young adults with emotional/behavioral disorders into employment, education, and independent living.  Community Alternatives: International Journal of Family Care, 5(2), 19-46.

Geiger, G., Todd, D.D., Clark, H.B., Miller, R.P., & Kori, S.H. (1992).  The effects of feedback and contingent reinforcement on the exercise behavior of chronic pain clients.  Pain, 49, 179-185.

Clark, H.B., Unger, K.V., & Stewart, E.S. (1993).  Transition of youth and young adults with emotional/behavioral disorders into employment, education, and independent living.  Community Alternatives: International Journal of Family Care, 5(2), 19-46.

Clark, H.B. and Foster-Johnson, L. (1996).  Serving youth in transition into adulthood.  In B.A. Stroul (Ed.), Children’s mental health: Creating systems of care in a changing society (pp. 533-551).  New York: Brookes Publishing Co.

Clark, H.B. & Clarke, R.T. (1996).  Research on the wraparound process and individualized services for children with multi-system needs.  Journal of Child & Family Studies, 5, (1), 1-5.

Clark, H.B., Lee, B., Prange, M.E. & McDonald, B.A. (1996).  Children lost within the       foster care system:  Can wraparound service strategies improve placement outcomes?  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 5, (1), 39-54.

Clark, H.B., Lee, B., Prange, M.E., Stewart, E.S., McDonald, B.B. and Boyd,         L.A.(1998). An individualized wraparound process for children in  foster care with emotional/behavioral disturbances: Findlngs and implications from a controlled study.  In M. Epstein, K. Kutash, and A. Duchnowski (Eds.)  Outcomes for children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders and their families: Programs and evaluation best practices (pp.513-542). Dallas, TX:  PRO-ED.

Clark, H.B. & Hieneman, M.  (1999).  Comparing the wraparound process with features of positive behavioral support.  What we can learn.  Journal of Positive Behavioral Interventions, 1(30, 183-186.

Clark, H.B. & Davis, M. (Eds.) (in press).  Transition of Youth and Young Adults with Emotional/Behavioral Disturbances into Adulthood: Handbook for Practitioners, Parents, and Policy Makers.  Baltimore: Brookes Publishing.

Clark, H.B., Deschenes, N. & Jones, J. (in press). A framework for the development and expansion of a transition system.  In H.B. Clark & M. Davis (Eds.).  Transition of Youth and Young Adults with Emotional Behavioral Disturbances into Adulthood: Handbook for Practitioners, Parents, and Policy Makers.  Baltimore: Brookes Publishing.

Bullis, M. & Clark, H.B.(in press). Community life skills development. In H.B. Clark & M. Davis (Eds.). Youth and Young Adults with Emotional Behavioral Disturbances into Adulthood: Handbook for Practitioners, Parents, and Policy Makers.  Baltimore: Brookes Publishing.

Clark, H.B. & Davis, M. (in press).  Transition: Current issues and recommendations for the future.  In H.B. Clark & M. Davis (Eds.). Transition of Youth and Young Adults with Emotional Behavioral Disturbances into Adulthood: Handbook for Practitioners, Parents, and Policy Makers.  Baltimore: Brookes Publishing.

Contact information:

Hewitt B. Clark, Ph.D.  
Department: Department of Child and Family Studies
College/Building: Florida Mental Health Institute
Address: 4202 East Fowler Avenue Tampa, FL 33620
Phone Number: (813) 974-6409  
Fax Number: (813) 974-6257
Email Address: clark@fmhi.usf.edu
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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